April 12, 2008

2003
1. OT George Foster (1-20)
2. LB Terry Pierce (2-51)
3. RB Quentin Griffin (4-108)
4. DT Nick Eason (4-114)
5. DE Bryant McNeal (4-128)
6. C Ben Claxton (5-157)
7. WR Adrian Madise (5-158)
8. DE Aaron Hunt (6-194)
9. DE Clint Mitchell (7-227)
10. RB Ahmaad Galloway (7-235)

2004
1. LB D.J. Williams (1-17)
2. RB Tatum Bell (2-41)
3. WR Darius Watts (2-54)
4. CB Jeremy LeSueur (3-85)
5. CB Jeff Shoate (5-152)
6. WR Triandos Luke (6-171)
7. C Josh Sewell (6-190)
8. QB Matt Mauck (7-225)
9. RB Brandon Miree (7-247)
10. QB Bradlee Van Pelt (7-250)

2005
1. CB Darrent Williams (2-56)
2. CB Karl Paymah (3-76)
3. CB Dominique Foxworth (3-97)
4. RB Maurice Clarett (3-101)
5. OL Chris Myers (6-200)
6. PK Paul Ernster (7-239)

2006
1. QB Jay Cutler (1-11)
2. TE Tony Scheffler (2-61)
3. WR Brandon Marshall (4-119)
4. DE Elvis Dumervil (4-126)
5. WR Domenik Hixon (4-130)
6. OG Chris Kuper (5-161)
7. C Greg Eslinger (6-198)

2007
1. DE Jarvis Moss (1-17)
2. DE Tim Crowder (2-56)
3. OT Ryan Harris (3-70)
4. DT Marcus Thomas (4-121)

Still on roster during '07 season*: 13
Starters*: 5
Pro Bowlers: 0

If not for the potential tied to the past two years, the draft has been an unmitigated disaster for the Broncos lately. Take this fact into consideration: Of the 28 players selected from 2002-04, only LB D.J. Williams remains on the team. That’s a pretty good indication of why the Broncos have been forced to depend on free agency as a way of adding both impact players and depth. The only thing keeping Denver’s draft results from being a total bust is the past two years, as Jay Cutler, Brandon Marshall, Tony Scheffler, Elvis Dumervil, Jarvis Moss, Tim Crowder and Marcus Thomas look like they have bright futures.

* — See Three- and five-year draft history for criteria in determining this number.

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